Pan-African Women's Organization

Pan-African Women's Organization Organisation Panafricaine des Femmes
AbbreviationPAWO
PredecessorAfrican Women's Union
Successor31 July 1974 (1974-07-31)
Formation31 July 1962 (1962-07-31)
Founded atDar es Salaam, Tanganyika
TypeNGO
HeadquartersAddis Ababa, Ethiopia
Official language
Arabic, English, French, Portuguese
Secretary General
Grace Kabayo (Uganda)
President
Eunice Lipinge (Namibia)
Publication
African Woman
Websitewww.opfpawo.com
Formerly called
African Women's Organization, All-Africa Women's Conference, Conference of African Women

The Pan-African Women's Organization (PAWO, Organisation Panafricaine des Femmes, (OPF)) was founded as the African Women's Union in 1962. In 1974, the organization changed its name to the Pan-African Women's Organization. It was originally formed as an organization to fight against colonialism and racial discrimination and allow women across Africa to unite in their efforts for gaining socio-economic equality. Independence and an end to Apartheid, shifted the organizational goals toward human rights and peace activism. It is currently headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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